Inst Study of the Ancient Wrld (ISAW-GA)

Introduction to hieroglyphics; readings in ancient Egyptian texts

This course, the second in a two-semester sequence, will introduce students to the Middle Egyptian (Classical) dialect of the ancient Egyptian language. Students will become familiar with the hieroglyphic writing system, as well as key elements of the grammar and vocabulary of Middle Egyptian.

Advanced readings in ancient Egyptian texts.

This course will focus on reading Middle Egyptian texts in a variety of genres. Special consideration will be given to the grammar of the texts, as well as the materiality and historical, cultural, and archaeological context.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies.

This directed study will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies in East Asia.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Ancient Studies in the Near East.

This research seminar will focus on a special topic within the field of Digital Humanities for the Ancient World.

This course will introduce students to the use of digital tools and computational methods in the study of the ancient world.

These seminars examine important themes, such as irrigation and agriculture or the interplay of text and image, across various cultures and time periods, utilizing a variety of methodological approaches and lenses.

These seminars identify key chronological units for which cross-cultural comparison and connection is particularly valuable and lead students to see the ancient Old World as a whole in that period. Rather than surveys of what was going on during these periods, the seminars are explorations of linkages, similarities, and differences.